Your mirror hides every jump your eyes make. π . . . Your eyes rapidly shift several times each second, but you never see those movements while watching yourself. During each 20β200 millisecond saccade, the brain suppresses visual disruption. A camera records the jump your own brain edits out.
Source
Scientific American, 2008, 'Why can't you see your eyes move in a mirror?'
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